Background
Paddock, John Adams was born on January 19, 1825 in Norwich, Connecticut, United States. Son of Review Seth Birdsey and Emily (Flagg) Paddock.
Paddock, John Adams was born on January 19, 1825 in Norwich, Connecticut, United States. Son of Review Seth Birdsey and Emily (Flagg) Paddock.
Graduate Trinity College, 1845. Graduate General Theological Seminary, 1849.
Ordained deacon, Protestant Episcopal Church 1849, priest, 1850. In charge of Saint Peter’s Church, Brooklyn, 1855-1880. Active in administration of diocese of Long Island.
Became missionary bishop of Washington Territory, 1880.
A founder Tacoma (Washington) General Hospital, 1882. Raised $50,000 in East to insure conditional gift of land and money for establishment of Anna Wright Seminary and Washington College at Tacoma.
Missionary-bishop of Olympia, 1892. Author: The Modern Manifestations of Superstition and Skepticism, 1870.
Married Ellen M. Jones, June 1, 1850. Married second, Frances Chester Fanning, April.